METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MASTER PASSWORD RECOVERY IN A CREDENTIAL VAULT

摘要

A method at a computing device for enabling access to a credential vault if a master password for the credential vault is lost, the method including selecting at least one credential from within the credential vau encrypting one of the master password or a vault key for the credential vault with the selected at least one credential, thereby creating a recovery file; and storing the recovery file, wherein the selected at least one credential can be used to decrypt the recovery file to enable access to the credential vault.